Things that go bump in the morning

Max is 20 months old and thinks that he is too big for his high chair. Unfortunately, he isn’t big enough to sit on the kitchen chairs and promptly fell off head first onto the tiled floor. The thud was sickening. Shortly afterwards he vomited so we rushed off to the local medical centre. Thankfully, the x-ray revealed that his skull, like his father’s, appears to be made from reinforced concrete.

Later that day we went to a place called Childrens City. Although it was practically empty, it was very good for small children and, unusually for Dubai, very cheap.





Halloween isn’t a big deal here but the kids dressed up and enjoyed themselves.





We went round to some friends for a BBQ on bonfire night. You can’t buy fireworks but I had managed to get some sparklers and we could see the display at the Ritz-Carlton in Dubai Marina from the balcony. It was very strange going to a bonfire party in shorts and t-shirt!

Fun in the fountains at the Marina.